Leggo Your Eggo: There's a Waffle Shortage

Yahoooooo! ^ | November 18, 2009 | Julianne Pepitone

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Kellogg is rationing its Eggo products due to flooding and equipment problems at two bakeries. The shortfall could last through mid-2010.

Better hoard your Eggos!

Grocery stores will be experiencing a shortage of the waffles until mid-2010 due to problems at two bakeries, a Kellogg's spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Flooding at an Atlanta bakery during heavy rains in October forced Kellogg, which makes Eggo products, to shut down production temporarily, said company spokesman Kris Charles. Plus, equipment at Kellogg's largest waffle facility, based in Rossville, Tenn., needs extensive repairs.

"We are working around the clock to restore Eggo store inventories to normal levels as quickly as possible," Charles said in an e-mail.

Remaining inventory will be rationed to stores across the country "based on historical percentage of business."

Production figures are confidential, Charles said, but Charles added that all lines are operational except for several lines at the Rossville plant.

Chad, a grocery manager at King Soopers in Denver who declined to give his last name, said his store is "seeing some shortage, but not much." A Kroger in Jackson, Miss., was also experiencing shortages, according to a manager in the frozen foods sections. At Fairway in New York City, Eggos were in full supply, however, according to a manager at the Red Hook location.

The production problems will also affect other Eggo products, including pancakes, syrup and other breakfast food. To alert customers, Kellogg has placed a warning to customers on top of its Eggo Web site and placed notices in some grocery stores.

[MozarkDawg]

Oh

My

Gawd

Breakfast, dinner and dessert all in one!!

(We'll skip lunch, go lite)

[Pessimist]

Mrs. Pess makes the real McCoys, which are much better anyway.

Plus her brother hooks us up with home made maple syrup!

That’s the way we roll! :)

[MozarkDawg]

First the canned pumpkin shortage....and now this!!!

Holy cow, I wasn't aware of this! Good thing I've got three cans in the cupboard from Thanksgiving last year, the crowd didn't show, so I didn't make up the pies. Whewwww, I won't do without this year!

[MozarkDawg]

Make your own or go for the Krusteaz they are better anyway

If you don't have the ingredients on hand for scratch, Krusteaz is the best of the short-cut mixes on the market, excellent flavor and they don't land like bombs in your stomach, stay all day.

[the long march]

AND they also have frozen waffles if you are to whatever to make your own.... I have some in the freezer for those crisp mornings when I am running late. I just pop one or two in the toaster and I get breakfast on the run

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“...home made maple syrup!”

I’m not a big fan of needles, but I’d let them give me an IV of that, any day. :)

[MozarkDawg]

Came back to this one to update: Went to the grocery story in Hollister, MO yesterday afternoon for my Thanksgiving feast purchasing, the freezer plenty loaded with Eggo waffles, Homestyle, Buttermilk, Blueberry, and there was no shortage whatever for canned pumpkin, both the large and small size cans of Libby's solid pack pumpkin and the small size solid pack store brand, as well as the can of Libby's pumpkin pie mix, where the spices and sugar are already included.

If anyone is unable to get waffles or canned pumpkin, head on out to the Ozarks!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Is there room in your bunker for me? When the balloon goes up, I’m heading south, LOL!